The ceremony was a mixture of traditional elements with a Meghan touch - the Kingdom gospel choir sang, and the Reverend Michael Curry spoke in a way never heard before at a royal wedding.

As newlyweds, Harry and Meghan waved to the crowds from a horse drawn carriage on a tour around Windsor.

Harry and Meghan depart the chapel after being married. (Getty Images)

They had a private reception in Frogmore Cottage, which Harry drove them to, and Meghan changed into a new gown to dance the night away.

First engagement with the Queen - and first royal tour

Meghan was taken on her first solo engagement with her grandmother-in-law just a month after marrying into the Royal Family.

It was a speedy turnaround compared to her sister-in-law - Kate had to wait nearly a year for the same privilege.

Meghan's first solo engagement with the Queen came just a month after she married Harry. (Getty Images)

And it looked like the pair got on incredibly well, chatting and giggling at the event in Cheshire.

A rite of passage, the couple took their first international royal tour as Mr and Mrs in Ireland, where they ticked lots of the right boxes - a walkabout, a visit with the prime minister and the president, and for Meghan, the ultimate test of wearing heels at a sports park.

There was no press pack waiting at a hospital door. Instead, there was a carefully managed photo call at Windsor Castle, when the reporters were kept waiting for the baby’s name.

Archie was introduced to his great-grandmother, the Queen, and then the couple revealed his full name - Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

The young royal’s christening was also private, happening two months later, with the names of his godparents kept under wraps.

Archie's official christening photo was released after the private service. (Kensington Palace)

South Africa tour

Their Royal Tour in South Africa was their first - and to be last - tour as a family.

Baby Archie charmed Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Meghan made a memorable speech here, telling people she was here with them as a “mother, as a wife, as a woman, as a woman of colour, and as your sister”.

The couple was filmed by ITV for a documentary hosted by Harry’s friend Tom Bradby. He asked Meghan how she was, and she replied “thank you for asking because not many people have asked if I’m ok, but it’s a… very real thing to be going through behind the scenes”.

When she was asked if it had been a struggle, she simply said “yes”.

It was a significant moment - a senior royal being honest and emotional about the impact of life in the spotlight.

Harry and Meghan launched legal action at the end of their tour. (Getty Images)

In the statement, Harry said: “Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences - a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year, throughout her pregnancy and while raising our newborn son.

"There is a human cost to this relentless propaganda, specifically when it is knowingly false and malicious, and though we have continued to put on a brave face - as so many of you can relate to - I cannot begin to describe how painful it has been.”

They also said they were unable to put things right, and that Meghan had been “vilified” by what amounted to “bullying”.

The timing of their statement was roundly criticised, because of the success of their tour.

Stepping back and a farewell tour for the history books

After choosing to spend Christmas taking an extended break in Canada, the royals briefly returned to the UK to thank Canadian officials in London for their stay.

Then they issued a shock announcement on Instagram - that they wanted to step back from senior royal duties and forge their own path which meant they could serve the Queen and earn their own money.

They included causes close to their heart, like the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall, and the Endeavour Fund Awards, which provided them a movie star moment as they smiled at each other under an umbrella.

While the coronavirus pandemic may have pushed back some of their plans for the future, they also confirmed a non-profit in the US is to come, and that Harry’s Travalyst project will be set up in the UK.